Brazil coronavirus: Timeline of what Bolsonaro said as the virus spread
4 years, 7 months ago

Brazil coronavirus: Timeline of what Bolsonaro said as the virus spread

CNN  

CNN — That Brazil saw warning signs would be a dramatic understatement. Brazil’s domestic saga with the virus officially began on March 5, with an announcement by the Health Ministry that “the national scenario has changed.” A total of eight cases in Sao Paulo reported over 10 days had shown that the virus was no longer an import – community spread was underway. 5,000 deaths A series of challenging weeks followed for Brazil’s health ministry: On April 16, after weeks of infighting and threats, Bolsonaro fired his health minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta. …That is the path to failure, to breaking Brazil,” he told journalists on May 14 – the same day that he signed a decree exempting public officials from liability for their responses to the pandemic unless an action had an “elevated degree of negligence, imprudence or malpractice.” The next day, the new Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned. “With the example of the president of Brazil, everything is more difficult for us,” Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria told CNN’s Isa Soares on Tuesday.

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Several probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Several probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had decided to skip the ritual of handing over the presidential sash to his successor, and instead made plans to travel abroad. But there was a problem, according to a Federal Police indictment unveiled Tuesday: Bolsonaro didn’t have the necessary …

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted over alleged COVID-19 vaccination fraud
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro indicted over alleged COVID-19 vaccination fraud

ABC  

In short: Brazil's federal police say the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro inserted false COVID-19 vaccine information to enter the US. Brazil's federal police say the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro inserted false COVID-19 vaccine information to enter the US. Brazil's federal police have indicted the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his COVID-19 vaccination data. Brazil's …

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces questioning in fake vaccine card investigation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro …

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro is questioned in fake-vaccine-card investigation
1 year, 8 months ago

Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro is questioned in fake-vaccine-card investigation

LA Times  

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to reporters outside his home in Brasilia on May 3, 2023, after a police search. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was questioned Tuesday by federal police in an investigation into allegations that COVID-19 vaccine cards were falsified to get around U.S. vaccination requirements. Other legal headaches for Bolsonaro include an investigation into his role …

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world
1 year, 9 months ago

Brazil hits 700,000 virus deaths, 2nd highest in the world

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government on Tuesday reported the 700,000th death from COVID-19 in the South American nation, which has the second most victims of the virus after the United States. Brazilian health experts say most people dying of COVID-19 in recent days are either unvaccinated or suffer from other debilitating diseases. “The vaccine currently available in every health care …

Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro's role in alleged incitement of riots in Brazilia
2 years ago

Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro's role in alleged incitement of riots in Brazilia

India Today  

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorised including former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation for his alleged role in January 8 riot in the nation's capital. After supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country's Supreme Court and its Congressional building, prosecutors have asked the country's apex court to investigate the matter. Brazil's federal prosecutors asked …

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro admitted to US hospital
2 years ago

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro admitted to US hospital

Al Jazeera  

Bolsonaro’s hospitalisation in Florida follows an attack by his supporters against key government offices in Brazil. Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a hospital in the US state of Florida after suffering from “abdominal pain”, his wife has confirmed. “My dear ones, I come to inform you that my husband Jair Bolsonaro is under observation at the …

Brazil cannot afford to let Bolsonaro off the hook
2 years, 1 month ago

Brazil cannot afford to let Bolsonaro off the hook

Al Jazeera  

“I have nothing to do with your son’s eye. You won’t go through here.” This is what a supporter of Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro told a desperate father begging him to end the roadblock between the central Brazilian cities of Sorriso and Cuiabá so that his nine-year-old son would not miss a crucial surgery to repair his cornea. Since …

DC Edit | Ray of hope dawns for Brazil
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Ray of hope dawns for Brazil

Deccan Chronicle  

The remarkable return of Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva to a third term as President of Brazil may be subject to incumbent Jair Bolsanaro vacating his office in orderly transfer of power in the New Year. But, in Brazil, the swing away from the maverick rightist Bolsonaro is of great import to the world at large as Lula’s comeback should …

The tropical populist - The Hindu
2 years, 2 months ago

The tropical populist - The Hindu

The Hindu  

As Brazil goes to vote for the second round of presidential elections on Sunday, the electorate would be faced with a clear-cut choice — re-elect the far-right demagogue, populist and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro or bring back former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva to power. Indeed, Mr. Bolsonaro’s use of rhetoric and political mobilisation and his recourse to disinformation are …

Brazil's death toll from floods, landslides reaches 146, President calls it a 'war scene'
2 years, 10 months ago

Brazil's death toll from floods, landslides reaches 146, President calls it a 'war scene'

India TV News  

Highlights Death toll from landslides and floods in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has increased to 146. The death toll from landslides and floods that occurred last week in the city of Petropolis in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has increased to 146, the Civil Defense has said. The number of missing stands at 191, with 24 people rescued since …

Brazil rains, landslides kill at least 18 people
2 years, 11 months ago

Brazil rains, landslides kill at least 18 people

Al Jazeera  

Deadly landslides and floods hit a number of cities, overflowing rivers force 500,000 families from their homes. At least 18 people have been killed during torrential rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state that caused landslides that buried houses. The downpours, which began on Friday, killed at least 11 people on Sunday when earth smothered homes in several cities in the …

US 'exhausted'; France, Germany break case records as Covid threat persists across nations | Top developments
2 years, 11 months ago

US 'exhausted'; France, Germany break case records as Covid threat persists across nations | Top developments

India Today  

As Covid, driven by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, continues to ravage nations across the world, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday acknowledged that the pandemic has left Americans exhausted and demoralised. In a major move, Britain, which was dealing with a severe coronavirus wave, has decided to lift all the additional restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the …

Brazil’s parents want their kids vaccinated against Covid. Bolsonaro has tried to stop it
2 years, 11 months ago

Brazil’s parents want their kids vaccinated against Covid. Bolsonaro has tried to stop it

CNN  

São Paulo, Brazil CNN — Last June, as Covid-19 cases were surging across Brazil, Camila Basto waited at a São Paulo hospital to find out what was wrong with her 9-year-old daughter, Manuela. Now, as a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 5-11 is underway, it’s providing relief to many Brazilian parents like Basto, who says that it will …

Omicron spikes in Brazil as Bolsonaro downplays threat
3 years ago

Omicron spikes in Brazil as Bolsonaro downplays threat

Al Jazeera  

Cases have doubled since last week, with experts warning of strains on the health systems and the economy. “If you don’t know a friend who’s got the virus at the moment, it means you don’t have any friends,” said Cesar Eduardo Fernandes, head of the Brazilian Medical Association, told the Reuters news agency. Public health officials also hoped the country’s …

Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get COVID-19 jab
3 years ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro says daughter, 11, will not get COVID-19 jab

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter against COVID-19, he said on Monday, maintaining the firm anti-vaccine stance that has drawn criticism from public health experts and hit his poll numbers. Vaccination of children has been a hot topic in Brazil, where Bolsonaro's core supporters have fervently opposed the measure, even as the vast majority of the …

Brazil's Bolsonaro to be investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro to be investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS

The Hindu  

A justice of Brazil’s top court ordered on December 3 that President Jair Bolsonaro be investigated for comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS — an assertion rejected by doctors and scientists. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed the country’s top prosecutor, Augusto Aras, to look into the accusation raised by a pandemic inquiry conducted by Brazil’s Senate. Mr. Moraes …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro investigated for linking vaccine and AIDS

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — A justice of Brazil’s top court ordered on Friday that President Jair Bolsonaro be investigated for comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS — an assertion rejected by doctors and scientists. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed the country’s top prosecutor, Augusto Aras, to look into the accusation raised by a pandemic inquiry conducted by Brazil’s Senate. …

Brazil orders probe into Bolsonaro linking COVID vaccine and AIDS
3 years, 1 month ago

Brazil orders probe into Bolsonaro linking COVID vaccine and AIDS

Al Jazeera  

President Bolsonaro had claimed that COVID-19 vaccines may raise the chance of contracting AIDS. The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered a probe into President Jair Bolsonaro for claiming that COVID-19 vaccines may increase the chances of contracting AIDS. In a live broadcast on October 24, Bolsonaro said that “official reports from the UK government suggest that fully vaccinated people …

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll. It says that by insisting on treatment with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as “practically the only government policy to fight the pandemic, Jair Bolsonaro strongly collaborated for …

Brazil Senate report backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil Senate report backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro

Al Jazeera  

Report recommends that president be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the pandemic that killed more than 600,000 people. A Brazilian Senate investigative committee has approved a report that calls for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including crimes against humanity. “The chaos of Jair Bolsonaro’s …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro: pandemic inquiry accusations ‘fantasies’
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro: pandemic inquiry accusations ‘fantasies’

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday the charges that a Senate report has recommended he should face are “fantasies” and should be ignored. The report presented on Wednesday alleged Bolsonaro committed crimes against humanity, among other proposed charges, for bungling Brazil’s response to COVID-19 and contributing to the country having the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll. I …

'Pandemic charges are fantasies': Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on accusations against him
3 years, 2 months ago

'Pandemic charges are fantasies': Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on accusations against him

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday the 11 charges against him recommended in a senate pandemic report are fantasies and should be ignored. The report read in the legislature on Wednesday alleged Bolsonaro committed crimes against humanity, among other proposed charges, for bungling Brazil’s response to Covid-19 and contributing to the country having the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll. I …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity over COVID
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity over COVID

Al Jazeera  

Senate report says Bolsonaro – who faces an election next year – is ‘the main person responsible for the government’s mistakes during the pandemic’. By insisting on so-called early treatment drugs like the anti-malarial medication hydroxychloroquine as “practically the only government policy to fight the pandemic,” the report states that “Jair Bolsonaro strongly collaborated for COVID-19′s spread in Brazilian territory …

Senate report urges charging Brazil’s leader over pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Senate report urges charging Brazil’s leader over pandemic

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Senate report recommended Wednesday pursuing crimes against humanity and other charges against President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly bungling Brazil’s response to COVID-19 and contributing to the country having the world’s second-highest pandemic death toll. In a nearly 1,200-page report based on the committee’s work, Calheiros called for Bolsonaro’s indictment on charges ranging from charlatanism and …

Brazil Senate report urges charging Jair Bolsonaro over pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil Senate report urges charging Jair Bolsonaro over pandemic

The Hindu  

A Brazilian senator has formally presented a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pushing the country's death toll to second-highest in the world. The report by Senator Renan Calheiros is based on six months of work by the committee investigating the government's management of the pandemic …

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro to face charge of 'intentional' crimes over Covid response
3 years, 2 months ago

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro to face charge of 'intentional' crimes over Covid response

India Today  

A Brazilian Senate committee will on Wednesday ask that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with "intentional" crimes over his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left 600,000 of his compatriots dead. Following six months of eventful hearings, with emotional witness statements and chilling revelations about the use of ineffective medication on "human guinea pigs," the committee of inquiry will …

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirms not getting vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirms not getting vaccinated against Covid-19

India Today  

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed he will not get vaccinated against Covid-19, having previously said he would be the "last Brazilian" to do so. Bolsonaro is also strongly opposed to the health passes, given to those that are vaccinated, required by some large Brazilian cities in order to access certain public spaces. If a citizen doesn't want to get …

'Don't worry, everything is fine': Vladimir Putin coughs repeateadly on conference call with top officials
3 years, 3 months ago

'Don't worry, everything is fine': Vladimir Putin coughs repeateadly on conference call with top officials

Firstpost  

Russia’s state coronavirus task force reported 29,409 new confirmed cases — the highest number this year and just slightly lower than the pandemic record reached in December. Moscow: Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths hovered near all-time highs on Monday amid sluggish vaccination rates and the Kremlin’s reluctance to toughen restrictions. We are using every opportunity to make a simple …

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is ‘bored’ with COVID deaths questions
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is ‘bored’ with COVID deaths questions

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has said he did not want to be “bored” with questions about the country’s coronavirus death toll, just days after Brazil became the second country in the world to surpass 600,000 fatalities. “Look, I didn’t come here to be bored.” Brazil surpassed 600,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday, the country’s health ministry announced, spurring more public …

‘Horrific milestone’: Brazil surpasses 600,000 COVID deaths
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Horrific milestone’: Brazil surpasses 600,000 COVID deaths

Al Jazeera  

President Bolsonaro continues to face widespread criticism and anger over his government’s handling of the pandemic. Brazil has become only the second country in the world to record more than 600,000 coronavirus deaths, as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic continues to face sharp criticism and scrutiny. “The president discouraged sanitary standards, challenged mask use, condemned social distancing, …

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Bars in Brazil’s biggest metropolis, Sao Paulo, are full again for Friday happy hours and lawmakers in the capital have nearly done away with video sessions via Zoom. These developments are part of Brazil’s bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, even as its death toll tops 600,000, according to official data on Friday from the health ministry. …

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil tops 600,000 virus deaths amid doubts about delta

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bars in Brazil’s biggest metropolis, …

Brazil health minister tests Covid positive hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to UNGA
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil health minister tests Covid positive hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to UNGA

India TV News  

Brazil's health minister tested positive for the coronavirus in New York after President Jair Bolsonaro spoke at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Other members of Brazil’s government in New York tested negative for the virus, the statement said. I'll last year with Covid-19, the disease that can be caused by the coronavirus, Bolsonaro has said several times over the …

Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
3 years, 3 months ago

Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet

The Independent  

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rebuffs criticism on pandemic, Amazon
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil’s Bolsonaro rebuffs criticism on pandemic, Amazon

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro issued a defense of his administration at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, rebuffing criticism of its handling of the pandemic and touting recent data indicating less Amazon deforestation. Hydroxychloroquine was central to the chaos of the pandemic response in Brazil, presided over by four different health ministers, two of whom opposed …

Brazil's Bolsonaro Going to UN Meet Despite Being Unvaccinated
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro Going to UN Meet Despite Being Unvaccinated

News 18  

Brazil’s Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week’s United Nations conclave in New York, effectively defying city authorities who recently announced proof-of-vaccination requirements for all attending leaders and diplomats. It will be “a calm speech, very objective, focused on the issues that interest us,” added Bolsonaro, who said he would discuss Brazil’s approach to the coronavirus …

Brazil President Bolsonaro going to UN meet despite being unvaccinated
3 years, 3 months ago

Brazil President Bolsonaro going to UN meet despite being unvaccinated

India Today  

Brazil's Covid-unvaccinated President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he will attend next week's United Nations conclave in New York, effectively defying city authorities who recently announced proof-of-vaccination requirements for all attending leaders and diplomats. "Next week I will be at the UN General Assembly, where I will give an opening speech" on Tuesday, the president said during a social media broadcast. …

Brazil: Daily average COVID deaths drop below 1,000
3 years, 5 months ago

Brazil: Daily average COVID deaths drop below 1,000

Al Jazeera  

Brazil last registered a seven-day average of fewer than 1,000 COVID deaths in January at start of brutal second wave. Brazil’s seven-day average of coronavirus-related deaths has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since January, when a brutal second wave of the pandemic was taking hold of the South American nation. The country has registered more than 19.8 million …

‘Out Bolsonaro!’: More protests in Brazil over COVID crisis
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Out Bolsonaro!’: More protests in Brazil over COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

President Jair Bolsonaro is under pressure to account for his govt’s coronavirus policies and corruption allegations. Protesters have taken to the streets across Brazil once more to demand far-right President Jair Bolsonaro step down over his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as recent corruption allegations. “They’re protesting about many things: the government’s downplaying of the pandemic, the …

Majority of Brazilians support impeaching Bolsonaro: Poll
3 years, 6 months ago

Majority of Brazilians support impeaching Bolsonaro: Poll

Al Jazeera  

President Jair Bolsonaro faces rising pressure over coronavirus crisis, as well as alleged corruption and vaccine deal. A majority of Brazilians say they support impeaching Jair Bolsonaro, according to a poll released on Saturday, as the country’s far-right president faces allegations of corruption and mounting pressure over his handling of the coronavirus crisis. The Datafolha survey showed 54 percent of …

Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazilians protest Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Thousands demonstrate after Brazil’s top court authorises a probe into the president’s response to vaccine allegations. Thousands of people have protested across Brazil against Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic after the country’s top court authorised an investigation into the president’s response to corruption allegations related to the procurement of vaccines. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber authorised a …

Brazil to suspend COVID vaccine deal with India’s Bharat Biotech
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil to suspend COVID vaccine deal with India’s Bharat Biotech

Al Jazeera  

Deal for 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech’s shot has become a headache for Bolsonaro on accusations of irregularities. Brazil will suspend a $324m Indian COVID-19 vaccine contract that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, following the guidance of the federal comptroller, the CGU. The deal to buy 20 million doses …

Brazil senator files complaint against Bolsonaro over vaccines
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil senator files complaint against Bolsonaro over vaccines

Al Jazeera  

An opposition senator in Brazil has filed a criminal complaint against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro with the country’s Supreme Court, urging an investigation into alleged irregularities in COVID-19 vaccine purchases. The complaint came after a Senate commission investigating the government’s pandemic response uncovered explosive accusations last week that Bolsonaro knew about suspected corruption in Brazil’s $300m deal for Indian-made vaccine …

As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
3 years, 6 months ago

As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Anti-government protesters took to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil on Saturday as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million — a tragedy many critics blame on President Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to minimize the disease. “Get out Bolsonaro, genocidal,” yelled Rio demonstrators, some of them wearing …

Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil passes 500,000 COVID deaths as anti-gov’t protesters rally

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as Brazil’s COVID death toll, the second-highest in the world, passes 500,000. Thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response as the country’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 500,000. Brazil has registered 500,800 deaths from 17,883,750 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to health ministry data …

Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside the country and the truth is up for grabs. With the milestone likely to be reached this weekend, Brazil’s Senate is publicly investigating how the toll got so high, focusing on why President Jair Bolsonaro’s …

The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask
3 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro led a throng of motorcyclist supporters through the streets of Sao Paulo on Saturday and got hit with a fine for failure to wear a mask. ___ MORE ON THE PANDEMIC: — Brazil President Bolsonaro fined for no mask during motorcycle rally — U.S. governors weigh ending emergency orders as virus cases wane …

Brazilians bang pots in protest as 2,500 more die of COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazilians bang pots in protest as 2,500 more die of COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Almost 100,000 Brazilians came down with the coronavirus and 2,507 died on Wednesday as President Jair Bolsonaro struggles to deal with pandemic. Pot-banging protests have erupted across several cities in Brazil as President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the nation, just days after protesters took to the streets over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed almost half …

Brazil protesters denounce Bolsonaro over COVID crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

Brazil protesters denounce Bolsonaro over COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a Senate inquiry into his government’s handling of the pandemic. Protesters have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 459,000 people in the South American nation. A Brazilian Senate commission is conducting an investigation into his government’s …

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